Hood catch



Jan. 1, 1929. A. c. JACKSON Hoon CATCH A m, n

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Filed Dec. 11, 1925 Patented Jan. l, 1929.

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Application fled'hecemberf 171, 1925. Serialk No. 74,862.

I lOne object of my invention is to manufac- .ture a catclrrfor fastening-the hoods of vautomobiles, so that it-will have sufficient exi-` bility to allow it to be readily'appliedftoan automobile without carefullining up ofthe parts, and which will accommodate itself to any. irregularitydue to rapidl assemblage..

A' further object of the invention is'. to pro'- videthe catch with a spring bar which will yield when the catch is attached to the keeper on the hood,'so as to hold the hood and prevent it from rattling, by pressing it against the body and the radiator.

The invention relates, also, to certain'details of construction which will be described hereinafter.

' In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved hoodcatch;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a front view;

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are detached perspective views of parts ofthe catch;

Fig. 8 is a detached perspective view of the keeper;

Figs. 9 and'lOare views illustrating modiications of the invention; and

Y Figs. 11 and 12 are views of 'further modi-- iications, showing an insert of rubber.

1 is the frame 'of an automobile and 2 is the hood. The keeper 3 is secured to the hood by rivets or boltsl as shown, and hasa socket portion 4, tapered as illustratedV in Fig. 8, and having a broad extension', preferably provided with an ear at eachV `side forming a rest for the tubular casing 6 of the catch, when the hooked portion 7 is in engagement with the socket of the keeper.

The bearing 8 of the catch is secured to the frame 1 in the present instance, and is slotted at 9 for the free movement of the bar 10 The bar is a socket 11 for the ball 12 on the pivot pin 13. The ends ofthe pinv 13 extend into the bearing 8 on each side of the slotV 9-as shownin Fig. 3. This construction allows lateral `m'ovementof the catch to accommodate any misfit caused by a rapid assemblage of the parts of the automobile. The bar 10 extends through aslot in the bottom of the casing as shown in Fig. 2. The upper end of the bar is coiledto form a socketV 14 for a transverse pin 15. Within the casing between the pin 15 and the bottom of the casing, is a coiled spring for its equivalent 16. The of sufiicient length to allow its end 14to project .beyondvv the upper end ot the casing.

permits the 1- coiled :spring l 16 "to be placed in position, after' which the vpin l15 is passed through Vthe sockctatthe end of the bar. The-handfhold 17 is then attached to4 the casing in :any desirable manner. .'The

' hook f .forms an integral 1 portion v`of the hand-hold in thef present instance.

As shown in F ig."2, the hand-hold has a plug 20 whichlextends into'the upper )end ,of

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the casing. The plug has an annular groove 21 as shown, into which is forced the metal of the casing. )The end of the casing extends into a'groove 22 in the hand-hold, making avery sec-ure fastening. When the casingis made of struck-up sheet-metal, the hand-hold prevents lthe casing parting'at thel seams.

By thev above construction, when'it is de,- sired to fasten the hood, the catch'is raised, compressingthe spring 16, and bya forward movement the hook 7 can be locatedin the' socket 4 of the keeper on the hood. This movement brings the casing of the catch in l contact with the rest 5 of the keeper, and the Y bar 10 is flexed to allow the casingtoaccommodatel itself'to the rest andthe socket. Y Thus the catch is held in yielding vcontact witlithe keeper on the hood,- preventingrattling of the parts, and, as stated above, if the hood is not.

lin proper alignment, the catch willaccommodate itself to the hood.

In Figs. 9 and 10`modilications of the keeperl y are shown. `The extension 5a is rigidly se# cured to the hood by a brace 18, and the ears 19 project from each edge of the extension.

The extension 5 Fig. 8, may be rigid orfmayk be made to as desired. v I l i In Figs. 11 and 12, modifications are shown, in which a pocket 22 is provided for a cushion l 240i rubber or other material which vent rattling of the parts. f

I claim 'Y i 1. The combination in a hood-catch, ofv a bearing; a casing having means to engage a keeper; a spring within the casing; and

yield under pressure of the hood Y will-pre-` I I va lexible'bar mounted in the bearing and'extending into the casing and forming one bearing for the spring.v p

2. The combination in a hood-catch, of a casing; a bar extending into the lowerend of the casing, said bar being flat and made of spring metal af yielding means between the f upper end of the bar and the casing; and a Y bearing for the lower end of the bar.

3. Thecombination in a hood-catch, of a bearing; a pivot pin therein having a ball, the pin extending on each side of the ball and forming trunnions; a bar having a socket y for the ball; a easing into which the bar eX- tends'; a hook on the catch; and a keeper on the hood, said keeper havinga broad rest for ther easingl when the hook is in engagement Y with the keeper.

' 4.' The combination in a hood-catch, of a lbearing; a pivot pin therein having a ball;

l flexible flat bar having a socket at 'one' end for the ball of the pivot pin and having a socket at the opposite end for a pin; a

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coiled spring between thepin and the bottom of the casing; and a hand-hold secured to the casing and having a hook to engage a keeper.

5. The combination of a keeper having a socket and an integral extension forming a rest; a easing of a catch; a bearing therefor; vanda flexible bar mounted in the bearing and carrying the casing, said bar ybeing leXed When the casing bears against the rest to allow K extends, the'outer Walls ofthe groove holding l the easing against spreading, the metal of the Casing-extending into the annular groove of the plug. l ARTHUR C. JACKSON. 

